Letters from Flora Shaw to Louise Shaw, 1901-1904

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 590, Box 1, file 4

Letters from Flora to her sister, Louise ("Lulu").

(fols. 1-2) Capetown, 24 Dec 1901
(fols. 3-5) on board the RMS Kildonan Castle, 24 Dec 1901
(fols. 6-8) Cape Town, 1 Jan 1902
(fols. 9-10) Cape Town, 8 Jan 1902
(fols. 11-13) travelling through the country district, trying to contact Dutch farmers and ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church, 11 Jan 1902
(fols. 14-17) Bloemfontein, 18 Jan 1902
(fols. 18-19) Madeira, 6 May 1902
(fols. 20-23) Madeira, 6 May 1902
(fols. 24-26) Madeira, complaining about how every day is the same, 19 May 1902
(fols. 27-29) Madeira, 25 May 1902
(fols. 30-33) Madeira, 1 Jun 1902
(fols. 34-35) Madeira, describing her marriage to Frederick Lugard, 13 Jun 1902
(fols. 36-38) SS Jebba, en route to Nigeria, describing how she has never felt "in more perfect health.", touching down in Sierra Leone en route and her new married status, 26 Jun 1902
(fols. 39-44) on board the Empire, their houseboat on the Niger River, 5 Jul 1902
(fols. 45-46) Nigeria where the Commissions are beginning, 9 Jul 1902
(fols. 47-54) Nigeria, writing from the military head quarters, 20 Jul 1902
(fols. 55-57) Lokoja, 7 Aug 1902
(fols. 58-61) Nigeria, 17 Aug 1902
(fols. 62-73) Nigeria, while travelling on the river, 24 Aug 1902
(fols. 74-81) Nigeria, describing how busy Frederick is, 26 Sep 1902
(fols. 82-87) Nigeria, discussing the difficult climate, Oct 1902
(fols. 88-91) 79 Harley Street and Little Parkhurst, 1903[?]
(fols. 92-96) Belvoir Castle, Grantham, 7 Aug 1904

Dates

96 Leaves

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 590, Box 1, file 4

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